VOGUE FRENCH earrings with lovely foil backed transparent wine red poured glass centers surrounded by a textured glass

VOGUE FRENCH earrings with lovely foil backed transparent wine red poured glass centers surrounded by a textured lava-looking gray and gold glass and set on a flat gold tone metal disk setting.  Made in France, they are clip backs that are 1-1/8″ across.  The “Vogue” signature is on the back of the clips on both … Continue reading “VOGUE FRENCH earrings with lovely foil backed transparent wine red poured glass centers surrounded by a textured glass”

VICTORIAN black faceted glass snake bracelet with clear rhinestone separators, needs to be restrung

VICTORIAN black faceted glass snake bracelet with clear rhinestone separators, 16″ long so that it can wrap around the wrist and about 1/2″ wide.  This is being priced and sold AS IS because it needs new elastic.   This came from the wonderful collection of a lady who made costumes for the theater for many years, … Continue reading “VICTORIAN black faceted glass snake bracelet with clear rhinestone separators, needs to be restrung”

MIRIAM HASKELL rare brooch by designer Frank Hess, it has silvery pearlized pressed glass rippled petals and blue glass beads

MIRIAM HASKELL rare brooch by designer Frank Hess, it has silvery pearlized pressed glass rippled petals and blue glass beads, 3-1/4″ wide by 2″.   This is a very unusual Haskell brooch, the only one I have ever seen in my 30 years in this business, and it is one of my very favorites as well.  … Continue reading “MIRIAM HASKELL rare brooch by designer Frank Hess, it has silvery pearlized pressed glass rippled petals and blue glass beads”

MIRIAM HASKELL by Frank Hess coil bracelet of pink, blue and clear glass beads and flowers

MIRIAM HASKELL by Frank Hess coil bracelet of pink, blue and clear glass beads and flowers, circa 1940. This intricate bracelet is made up of pate de verre glass, glass beads and flowers and seed beads, just lush and gorgeous and all made by hand. The base is a woven cloth-covered heavy wire coil so … Continue reading “MIRIAM HASKELL by Frank Hess coil bracelet of pink, blue and clear glass beads and flowers”

HOBE brooch with iridescent peach colored glass cabochons, interesting crescent shaped stones and celery green rhinestones

HOBE brooch with iridescent peach colored glass cabochons, interesting crescent shaped stones and celery green rhinestones in a gold plated setting, signed “Hobe” on the back.  This is 2-1/3″ by 2″ and it is a glowing beauty.  These crescent shaped stones are unusual and beautiful and I rarely see them used, and the iridescent peach … Continue reading “HOBE brooch with iridescent peach colored glass cabochons, interesting crescent shaped stones and celery green rhinestones”

HOBE basket brooch with clear rhinestones and glass pearls in a gold tone setting

HOBE basket brooch with clear rhinestones and glass pearls in a gold tone setting, signed on the back “Hobe”, it is 1-3/4″ by 7/8″.  Hobe copied the DeRosa basket design, probably after the DeRosa company had closed, and HERE is a photo of what the DeRosa version looked like, but it is not for sale.  … Continue reading “HOBE basket brooch with clear rhinestones and glass pearls in a gold tone setting”

CZECH basket brooch with colorful and unusual stones including green, rose and blue pressed glass leaves

CZECH basket brooch with colorful and unusual stones including green, rose and blue pressed glass leaves and unfoiled blue rhinestones in a silver color lattice metal setting, 2-1/4″ by 2″.  Basket pins like this can be seen in Carole Tanembaums book “Fabuous Fakes, a Passion for Vintage Costume Jewelry” on page 58 where she dates … Continue reading “CZECH basket brooch with colorful and unusual stones including green, rose and blue pressed glass leaves”